JEWELL COUNTY RECORD Thursday, Dec. 6, 1984 Page 8-Section !
Kansas produces an abun-
dance of agricultural leaders,
judging from the state's rep-
sentation at a Building Our
JEWELL COUNTY
FAIR ASSN., INC.
The Annual meeting of the
Jewell County Fair Associa-
tion was held at the court-
house Nov. 28 with Leonard
Worm, chairman, presiding.
Nancy Spiegel gave the
yearly financial report.
The nominating committee
presented the following as the
slate of nominees; Conley
Cleveland and John Buser for
chairman and vice-chairman,
Nola Bess Atwood, secretary
and Nancy Speigel, treasurer.
They were duly elected.
Those elected for the board
of directors were: Virginia
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American Communities
(BOAC) conference held in
Washington, D.C., recently.
Darren N. Esslinger (second.
Roe, Harrison twp; Frank
Langer, Montana twp; Lyle
Shipley, Whitemound twp;
Conley Cleveland, Sinclair
twp; Faye Boiler, Limestone
twp; Ivah Hoard, Grant twp;
Diane Gardner, Washington
twp; Donn Topliff, Calvin
twp; and Elwyn Topliff,
Brownscreek twp.
The Annual meeting of the
Beard of Directors met, called
to order by the chairman,
Leonard Worm.
The officers of the Fair As-
sociation were elected officers
of the board of directors. John
Buser, chairman; Conley
Cleveland, Vice chairman;
from left) of Mankato, Kans.,
won second place in BOAC's
1984 National Achievement in
Volunteerism awards. BOAC
is a national community devel-
opment program sponsored
by R.J. Reynolds Industries,
Inc. for the Future Farmers of
Beginning December 3
Monday-Friday 1-9 p.m.
Back of Freddie's Fun Center
Nola Bess Atwood, Secretary;
and Nancy Spiegel, Treasurer.
Fredrick Deibert and Conley
Cleveland were appointed to
the auditing committee.
It was recommended the
musical be held on Tuesday
night of the fair.
Booster memberships were
discussed. It was discussed
that more people should help
with this, 'farmers, units,
4-H'ers, FFA etc.
It was Voted to pay pre-
miums for the 1985 fair if
money is received from the
County Commissioners at the
same rate as the 1984 fair.
It was voted to pay the
musical committee 20 cents a
mile for one car to go to
Topeka to the talent meeting
and to recommend the musi-
cal committee stay within
$2,000 for entertainment.
NFO.
DeVon Woodland, president
of the National Farmers Or-
ganization, announced today
that NFO negotiators will in-
stitute a $72 a hundred floor
price nationwide on dressed
ket.
"We are urging all cow beef
producers to market their
cows through NFO and help
put a stop to this unjustified
price drop," be said. "Further
attempts by beef retailers and
the fast food industry to drive
prices down would result in
our recommending a total
shutoff of slaughter cows
moving through the dressed
beef system."
THE NFO president blamed
the sudden price drop primar-
ily on pressure applied to
meat packers by the fast food
industry. At least one national
chain, he said, is now paying
less than 25 cents for the beef
in its hamburgers. He said a
large volume of imported beef
also is being used to cheapen
dressed beef prices.
"We've got a hamburger
price war going on between
the big fast food chains," he
said, "and cow beef producers
across the country are ending
up paying for it."
Woodland said it's time for
dairymen, ranchers, and other
cow beef producers to join
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cow beef, effective Monday,
Nov. 12.
Woodland said the price of
cow beef has dropped $6 a
hundred since Oct. 29. This
sudden drop, he said, is cos-
ting cow beef producers near-
ly $900,000 each day for the
slaughter cows going to mar-
together and resist continuing
attempts to drive cow beef
prices down at their expense.
"We recognize $72 is too
low for cow beef, expecially in
view of the huge profits beef
retailers and fast food chains
America. As president of his
local FFA chapter, Esslinger
was instrumental in creating a
youth center in Mankato. A
.freshman at Kansas State
University, he received a $750
award from R.J. Reynolds and
congratulations from fellow
Kansans (from left) Ron Wine-
anger, National FFA presi-
dent; Frank W. Nayior, Jr.,
under secretary for Small
Community and Rural Devel-
opment in the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture; and
Michael Womochil, Mankato
FFA chapter advisor.
are extracting from consum-
ers," he said. "By flooring the
market at that price Monday,
and controlling the inventory
from the live cattle end from
then on, we can move the
price of cow beef up a step at
a time to a level that returns a
profit."
Jewell County NFO will
meet Nov. 19 with a dutch
supper at Buffalo Roam at
7:00 p.m. The same officers of
1984 will carr over for 1985.
Come out and support your
farm organization they have
some new ideas and hopefully
to help get through these
trying times.
-Ruth Obert, P.R.C.
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Members of the Kansas
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